IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993PA103105
  • User Pedon ID: 93PA103105
  • User Site Association ID: 8844
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - T114B
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0815
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66158
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 41.3461113
  • Std. Longitude: -75.1594467
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Blooming Grove Township: south of I-84 at exit 8 on PA-402 100 yards, turn right onto T-416, travel to power line, right onto state forest logging road, south 1 mile, east to south end of Long Pond Swamp. 300 yards.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA103—Pike
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA103—Pike County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: T. Craul, M. Curry
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 105
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 41 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/17/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 0
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    fragipan

    0—20

    20—41

    41—178

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

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    —

    500

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    0

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    Oa—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior partially decomposed organic matter; single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary.
    A—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silt loam; 8 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) oxide coats in root channels and/or pores and 40 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) oxide coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05624. sampled for/bulk and BD clods (3) each.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192309; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192310; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192309; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192310
    Bwg—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 8 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) oxide coats in root channels and/or pores and 60 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) oxide coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192311; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192312; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192311; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192312
    Bx1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior channery loam; 35 percent sand; 12 percent clay; 60 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores and 40 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/3) skeletans on faces of peds and in pores; 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05625. sampled for/bulk and BD clods (3) each, had the only rock fragments that did not pass 1"""" sieve.; patchy - phpvsfiid 176785; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176784; patchy - phpvsfiid 176785; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176784
    Bx2—58 to 107 centimeters (22.8 to 42.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 18 percent clay; 40 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 40 percent prominent 7.5YR 2/ (7.5YR 2/) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and in pores and 60 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent fine and medium platy iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 176787; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176786; patchy - phpvsfiid 176788; patchy - phpvsfiid 176787; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176786; patchy - phpvsfiid 176788
    Bx3—107 to 178 centimeters (42.1 to 70.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 20 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 21.0 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 40 percent prominent 7.5YR 2/ (7.5YR 2/) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and in pores and 60 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176789; patchy - phpvsfiid 176790; patchy - phpvsfiid 176791; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176789; patchy - phpvsfiid 176790; patchy - phpvsfiid 176791